It’s third time lucky for Alex Caceres at UFC Vegas 8, as he will fight debutant Austin Springer after his two previous opponents were forced out of the fight.
MMA Fighting first reported the matchup. Caceres was originally supposed to fight Giga Chikadze on the UFC Vegas 8 card, but the Georgian withdrew from the fight for an undisclosed reason earlier this week.
In stepped “The Hard Hitting Hillbilly” Kevin Croom, who was supposed to be making his UFC debut against Caceres. In a bizarre turn of events, Croom was cut from the UFC less than 24 hours after signing for the promotion and Caceres will now fight the newcomer Springer.